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		<title>$ 300 Million Education Common Core Mandate Threatens Graduation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harrisburg, May 13, 2013 – A new unfunded education mandate now being quietly pursued by the Corbett administration will soon saddle school districts with a $ 300 million expense and threaten graduation for thousands of students across Pennsylvania, Senate Democrats said today at a Capitol news conference.
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		<title>Costa Comments on Former Gov. George Leader&#8217;s Death</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 22:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG, May 9, 2013 &#8212; State Sen. Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) today expressed his thoughts on the death of George M. Leader, who was Pennsylvania’s governor from 1955-59 and was a member of the state Senate from 1951-54: “Gov. Leader was a pioneer as senator, governor and as a business and civic leader.  He served his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Jay Costa Statement on Pennsylvania Supreme Court Redistricting Decision</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 16:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harrisburg – May 8, 2013 – State Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) released the following statement on the decision of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to uphold the legislative redistricting plan: “The approval of the redistricting plan by the state Supreme Court is disappointing. We believe that we successfully argued that a fair map, one that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Pleased with Highmark/WPASH Affiliation Approval</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harrisburg,  April 29, 2013 – State Sen. Jay Costa released the following statement on the state Insurance Department’s approval of Highmark’s proposed affiliation with the West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS). Costa has been a strong proponent of the affiliation of the insurer and the hospital system as a means to promote competition in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Democrats Seek Job Creation, Education, Safety Net Dollars in Budget Discussions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harrisburg, April 17, 2013 – Senate Democrats’ 2013-14 budget priorities are heavily weighted toward job creation, education investments, strengthening the social-services safety net, modernizing liquor sales and refocusing Pennsylvania’s business tax menu to help small businesses, they announced today at a Capitol news conference. Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) said that Senate Democrats will go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rand Study Supports Medicaid Expansion, Senators Say</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harrisburg, March 28, 2013 – Two top Democratic state Senators who have been urging the Corbett administration to expand Medicaid said the governor should pay attention to a new, detailed study commissioned by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) that shows the advantages of enrolling more Pennsylvanians in Medicaid.
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		<title>Costa, Ferlo Express Disappointment at Liquor Privatization Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harrisburg, March 21, 2013 — Senate Democratic Law and Justice Chair Jim Ferlo (D-Pittsburgh) and Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) today released statements expressing their opposition to the passage of the wine and spirits privatization plan in the Pa House of Representatives. &#8220;Governor Corbett and House Republicans are giving away an important public asset in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Democrats Announce Medicaid Expansion Legislation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG, March 13, 2013 – Senate Democrats announced sweeping legislation that would compel Pennsylvania to participate in the expansion of Medicaid so that 650,000 more Pennsylvanians would be covered by health insurance.]]></description>
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		<title>Honoring Our Veterans License Plate Available Now</title>
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		<comments>http://www.senatorcosta.com/honoring-our-veterans-license-plate-available-now#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) began issuing the new “Honoring Our Veterans” license plates in mid-January 2013. The “Honoring Our Veterans” license plate was authorized by Act 194 of 2012. This attractive license plate features an image of the American Flag and a Bald Eagle and contains the words “Honoring Our Veterans.” The license plate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Democratic Appropriations Committee Holds Hearing on Medicaid Expansion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pittsburgh, March 8, 2013 – Democratic members of the state Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing in Pittsburgh today to receive testimony from local officials and health-care experts regarding Pennsylvania’s option to expand Medicaid coverage under the federal Affordable Care Act.
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